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One in five Americans now has a warm view of China, survey reveals

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A Pew Research Center survey shows that one in five Americans now has a warm view of China, up from 11% in 2021. The number of Americans with a negative perception dropped from 68% to 54%. Democrats are more likely than Republicans to have a positive opinion, with 26% and 10%, respectively. Younger Americans (under age 50) also rate China warmer compared to older adults (50 and over), with average ratings of 42 versus 31 on Pew’s “thermometer” scale.

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A recent Pew Research Center survey indicates that American attitudes toward China are shifting: from 2021 to September 2023, the percentage of U.S. adults with a cold view of China dropped from 68% to 54%, while those with a warm view increased from 11% to 19%. Additionally, a survey by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, conducted in July 2023, found that 41% of Americans see China's territorial ambitions as a critical threat, down from 52% in 2022. These surveys also reveal growing support for cooperation over containment, with 57% favoring engagement and only 40% wanting to limit China’s power growth. This shift is attributed partly to recognition that better understanding of China can be beneficial, according to Ja-Ian Chong, an associate professor at the National University of Singapore.

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Americans’ views on China have significantly warmed in recent years — with about one in five US adults now holding a positive opinion about the country, according to a surprising survey. uncertain

adults → warm → survey

The share of Americans with a warm view of the one-party authoritarian country increased from 11% in 2021 to 19% today, a Pew Research Center survey released Wednesday found. asserted

survey → increase → %

Meanwhile, the share of US adults with a cold view of China has plummeted from 68% to 54%. asserted

share → plummet → %

Concerningly, about a quarter of Democrats (26%) view China warmly, up 11% from 2021. asserted

quarter → view → China

Conversely, 10% of Republicans view the country warmly. asserted

% → view → country

The results come as President Trump welcomed his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to Washington this week. asserted

Trump → come → Washington

The two leaders dined at a state dinner at the White House Thursday night, where Trump presented Xi with a bald eagle sculpture and gave him a tour of the under-construction ballroom. asserted

Trump → din → ballroom

The dinner was attended by a who’s who of tech billionaires as concerns about the global AI race take center stage. asserted

concerns → attend → stage

The invitees included Elon Musk, Jensen Huang, Sundar Pichai, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Michael Dell and Tim Cook. asserted

invitees → include → Musk

According to the Pew survey, younger Americans were also more likely to rate China warmly than those 50 and older. uncertain

Americans → accord → those

Americans under age 50 on average gave China a rating of 42, compared with 31 for their older counterparts. asserted

Americans → give → counterparts

According to the survey’s “thermometer” rating system, a 0 indicates that a respondent’s view of a country is as negative as it can possibly be. uncertain

it → accord → country

A score of 50 indicates no particularly positive or negative feelings, and 100 means their views are as positive as possible. asserted

views → indicate → feelings

A thermometer rating of 51 to 100 represents a warm view. asserted

rating → represent → view

A rating of zero to 49 indicates a cold view. asserted

rating → indicate → view

One in five Americans now has a warm view of China, survey reveals

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